Jon Page wrote: > Unfortunately my favorite tuning hammer suffered metal fatigue > at the end of the threading. This is a old stationary Hale which I > was given by a customer whose father tuned in this area years > before I came on the scene. > > I've looked in the archive and found that it's 1/8" pipe with 27 tpi. > I have that tap but don't know how to effect a taper. > > Is any machinist setup or this? Make absolutely sure that 1/8x27 pipe IS the correct thread (not all are the same), but a competent machine shop should have no problem determining the right thread, renewing the taper and cutting new threads. An incompetent one or one who doesn't hear you correctly may cut a straight thread. DAMHIK -- Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score, - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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